FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] A few highlights, Frfx and Pr Wm Co, 3/2/02

[KurtCapt87@xxxxxxx]

VA BIRDers,

Nothing too unusual, but it was a reasonably pleasant day of birding before 
droplets of water fell from the sky.  Some of the interesting species were:

DC Cormorant - (1) at Hunting Cr Bay
Great Egret - (1) near the mudflats, west side of the Stone Bridge at Hunting 
Cr
Tundra Swan - (19) at the Great Marsh of Mason Neck, the number seems a bit 
low
Mute Swan - (1) in the middle of Powell's Creek inland bay, a rare bird along 
the northern Potomac.
Wood Duck - (19) at the Great Marsh, two widely scattered mixed sex bunches
Redhead - (2) seen Friday eve, 3/1/02, off the Dyke Marsh picnic area, nearby 
were 150 Lesser Scaup.  Also noted at that time were 2 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 50 
Am Black Duck, 200 Mallard, 2 No. Pintail and 20 Common Mergansers.
Red-breasted Merganser - (12) on Belmont Bay
Osprey - (2) sitting on the post on the west side of Belmont Bay that has the 
number "3" on it, same as last week.
Killdeer - (52) noted at the Hunting Cr mudflats
Greater Yellowlegs - (6) at the Great Marsh
Lesser Yellowlegs - (1) at the Hunting Cr mudflats
Common Snipe - (8) at the Great Marsh including 3 on the Hunting Cr mudflats
Am Woodcock - (3) displaying on the playing fields west of Bull Run Marina at 
dawn
Lesser Black-backed Gull - (3) at the Pr Wm Co dump, 3rd winter and an adult 
and apparently the finely streaked version noted by Bob Abrams at this 
location 2 weeks ago.  The mantle color seemed just a bit darker than your 
typical Lesser.  I did not get to see it fly.  The gonys spot was red.

Kurt Gaskill


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